Watch fob, brooch, and the like



July 30, 1929. w. c. JOHNSTON WATCH FOB, BROOCH, AND THE LIKE Filed Aug.14, 1926 I 2. I if/ 4 59155 1 4 Patented July 39, 1929..

"arr stares WALTER C. JOHNSTON, OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

WATCH FOB, BROOCH, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed August 14, 1926. Serial No. 129,254."

This invention relates to articles of adornment and utility such aswatch fobs, brooches and the like, and it has for its object to providea new inexpensive article of this class for personal wear and use, andwhich will be ornamental, useful and interesting as a curio or articleof virtu.

To these ends I have provided a new article of the class indicatedconsisting of a piece of real sharkskin leather, preferably ofornamental outlinc,to the grain side of which is fastened, by means of arivet or otherwise, a real sharks tooth. An ornamental articleconstructed as just described is very inexpensive and when used as abrooch; as part ofa watch fob; as one of a plurality or series ofsimilar units makingup a necklace or band, or as is otherwise possible,provides an attractive interesting and inexpensive article for personaladornment. A sharks tooth has edges thereon which are of razor bladekeen-- ness and a feature of my invention consists in arranging thepiece of sharkskin leather to project or extend outside of, or beyond,the tooth, that is, it is appreciably larger than the tooth, so as toserve as a shield to prevent contact of the wearers body or clothingwith said edges. Also, this construction provides a dark contrastingbackground for the white sharks tooth which is very ornamental owing tothe fact that the grain side of sharkskin leather on to which the toothis fixed, is

irregularly wrinkled or corrugated. Other features of my invention arehereinafter pointed out. r

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a watch fobconstructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a side view, partly in section, of the watch fob shown inFig. 1. I

Figure 3 is a front View of the ornamenta tab of the watch fob shown inFig. 1 with the strap, hereinafter referred to, removed.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a slightly different form of tab for a watchfob.

Figures 7 and 8 illustrate my invention as embodied in a brooch.

The watch fob shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 comprises a tab including abody member 1 made from a piece of sharkskin leather and this bodymember is preferably of an ornamental outline, that herein shown beingheartshaped. Near the top of this body member 1- is provided a slot 2through which is passed one end of a strap 3 made from sharkskinleather, said end being folded back on to the body portion of thestrap'and fastened thereto by the eyelet portion of a snap fastener studmember 4 of ordinary construction. The other'socket member 5 of thissnap fastener is secured to the opposite end of strap 3.

At approximately the middle of the body member 1, and upon the grainside thereof, I provide a real sharks tooth 6 through which is drilled ahole to receive a rivet 7 by means of which said tooth is secured to thebody member 1. At its outer end the rivet 7 is made with a conical head8, Fig. 4, occupying a correspondingly shaped countersink provided atthe outer end of the drilled hole. At its inner or. rear end rivet 7 isbifurcated and extends through the body member 1 with its. inner endspread apart or expanded so as to clamp the tooth tightly to the bodymember 1. In Figs. 5 and 6 the outer or front end of the rivet is madewith a disk-like enii i largement 9 for ornamental efiect and, ifdesired, to receive upon it any desired'engraved matter.

In Figs. 7 and 8 which illustrate a brooch constructed in accordancewith my invention the body member 1 is made without the slot 2 of Figs.1 to 4, inclusive, and upon its rear side is provided with a hinged pin9, and with a hook 10 to engage as usual with the free end thereof.

In making the fob of Figs. 1 and 2 the stud member of the snap fasteneris inserted from the grain side of the strap in a hole provided near thelower end of the latter and then in a hole provided in the strap fartherfrom said end. The part of the stud member 4 thus inserted in theseholes is the eyelet body portion which is upset or clinched afterinsertion to permanently and securely fasten the parts together. Theopposite or upper end of the strap is also v formed with a perforationto receive the eyelet body portion of the socket member 5 which isinserted from the flesh side and upset or clinched in the usual fashionto secure the member in place. fob the free end of the strap is passedthrough the ring of the watch case and when the socket member 5 isengaged with the stud member 4 the fob is securely locked to the watch.construction involving the use of a snap fastener is lighter, neat'erand more quickly operated to apply and remove the fob than a buckle andis not so bulky or liable to catch on other things.

In using the Hill This

The tabs shown in Figs. 4 and 6 are suit able for use as pendants andthe like, the slot 2 of either receiving a ribbon, chain or the like bymeans of which the device is secured to the person of the wearer.

hat I claim is:

1, In an article of the class described the combination of a flexiblepiece of leather or the like; a sharks tooth occupying a position uponthe grain side of said piece of leather and having ahole formedtherethrough that is provided at its outer end with a conicalcountersink which tapers toward its bottom; said tooth havingcharacteristic sharp cutting edges and said piece of leather extendingoutwardly well beyond said cutting edges so as to serve as a guard; arivet extending through said hole and through said piece of leathercomprising a shank made at its outer end with a conical head that istapered to fit said conical countersink said shank having its 2. Anarticle of adornment comprising a body member consisting of a fiatflexible piece of sharkskin leather; means for attaching said bodymember to the person of the wearer; a sharks tooth occupying a positionipon the grain side of said leather body member wholly Within theboundary of the latter and formed with a hole therethrough that is madewith an inwardly tapering conical countersink at its outer end, saidsharks tooth having vcharacteristic sharp cutting edges, and a rivetoccupying said hole made with a conical head occupying the countersunkportion of said hole with its opposite rear end portion extendingthrough said leather body member and bifurcated, the tWo legs of saidportion being upset against said body member so as to forcibly wedgesaid head into said. countersink and cause said head to clutch saidtooththereby holding the WALTER G. JOHNSTON.

